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Extra comb between lower and upper boxes

Just did a hive check 10 days after putting 2nd boxes with frames on a 1st year packages. Its been raining so
held off a bit longer on checking them.

The bees have been building their own comb between frames on the lower and upper boxes with cells of honeycomb it looks like and covered with bees.
In other words some of the frames between the lower and upper boxes are stuck together.

Re: Extra comb between lower and upper boxes

Most but not all of the time it is where my bees build drone comb and I remove it anytime I lift or tilt the box for inspection. I pile it in a tin pan with a rock so the bees can clean whatever they want out of the scrapings.

Re: Extra comb between lower and upper boxes

Yes...Remove the excess. Scrape it into a bowl or something, but don't leave it in the bee yard, as it will attract ants and such. (Enjoy the honey, unless you fed them to no end, like many do, and it will be sugar water) How are your frames spaced? Tight through the 10 frames, and split the difference on the sides? Sounds like they may have too much space to go whacky on you....Keep the frames TIGHT. Split the difference on each side of the walls of the hive.

Re: Extra comb between lower and upper boxes

I saw a Japanese video in which they took a piece of fishing line or fine wire and slipped it in between the boxes from the side opposite to where they were standing, then pulled it through to slice through the attached comb before separating the boxes. Worked like a charm without breaking up the comb or destroying cells. Kinda like a cheese cutter.

Re: Extra comb between lower and upper boxes

I got as many bees off the comb as i could before running the hive tool across the bottom of the frames
but still managed to trap a few of them in the sticky goo. The wire/fishing line trick sounds interesting.
I know the bees were not happy about having their comb removed.